Clinic Owner, Doctor, Lawyer Charged In $1 Million Insurance Scam

David Safir, 48; Dr. Alexander Haselkorn, 78; Roberta Haselkorn, 61; attorney Nadezdha Ursulova, 63; and Theron Grinage, a.k.a. Timothy Russel, 52, have been charged, in a 61-count indictment, with participating in an auto insurance scam that bilked no-fault insurance carriers. A joint investigation by the attorney general’s Auto Insurance Fraud unit and the New York City Department of Investigation, code-named “Dr. Know,” found that Safir and his co-conspirators allegedly encouraged patients at Safir’s Brooklyn clinic, Jamaica Wellness, to fabricate and exaggerate injuries. The patients were encouraged to submit fraudulent claims to insurance carriers for treatment provided and prescribed by unlicensed individuals, the attorney general said.